“No regrets” Cooper not confident ahead of Birmingham City clash?

Friday, 2 April 2021, 8:00
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Whether it is just me and the pain of back to back defeats to Bournemouth and Cardiff City still sit too fresh in the memory but the words of the manager do not fill me with confidence that we are about to see a different Swansea City in tonight’s game.

His use of phrases such as “we tried to make the best use of the time” and “We haven’t been the best after international breaks” are not comments that suggest to me we are heading into the first of our nine cup finals with the mindset that we will win the game.

I totally accept that I could be reading too much into the comments of the boss but any performances in the next nine that look like the last nine and we can kiss goodbye to automatic promotion and focus on the play offs.

The nature of the defeats to Bournemouth and Cardiff were not so much the defeat itself but the fact that we never really looked like coming back into the game after the conceding of an early goal and any early goal this evening will demand a reaction from the squad that Cooper’s comments make me wonder if that mental strength is there.

As he spoke via the official club website yesterday, Cooper saidย โ€œWe havenโ€™t been the best in the league in terms of results when returning from international duty, even though we did well in November (a 1-0 win over Rotherham), so weโ€™ll be looking to do the same on Friday

โ€œItโ€™s a vital end to the season. It feels like there are more on the games now than there were earlier on in the season.

โ€œWe have to embrace the nine games, the challenge, our position and make the most of our opportunity, and try not to have any regrets.โ€

โ€œThe international break was an opportunity to get a few days off and also to get some work done on the training ground along with team meetings,โ€ added the Swans boss.

โ€œWeโ€™ve tried to use the time wisely.”

Cooper did add a small glimmer of positivity as he ended his comments by sayingย  โ€œThe lads are really positive and the atmosphere is good around the placeโ€ but it does feel somewhat of an after thought rather than anything to fill us with that hope.

I guess only time will tell.ย  The game this evening kicks off at 8pm.

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

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  1. The team should play as if their lives depended on them getting results and add pace and energy (we can forget the passing bit as that has long gone) not a leisurely kick around in the park on a Sunday afternoon

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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